Latest Blog Posts for The Vieques Angler

• What Vieques Can Learn From Belize
  on Mar 13, 2010
  Everyone who lives on Vieques or has an interest in it's future with tourism needs to watch this excellent film on fly fishing in Belize. It's one of the best things I've seen in a long time and I'm amazed at similar paths both locations have in fro...
• Vieques Update
  on Feb 24, 2010
  I've been getting a few e-mail asking why my posts have been so infrequent lately. I'm still up here on Pine Island, Florida and you can keep up with what's happening on my charters by checking out my other blog here.I will have some more Vieques po...
• Yellowfin Tuna
  on Dec 22, 2009 in tuna Puerto Rico
  My good friend and Dr. Pedro Watlington sent me these photos of fantastic yellowfin tuna he caught a short time ago while fishing off the main island about 18 miles north of San Juan. The fish weighed 90 pounds and took over an hour to land on 30# l...
• Vacation Planning, 2010
  on Dec 19, 2009 in J Fergeson fly fishing Esperanza Vieques Franco Gonzalez
  Now that another early and seriously frigid winter is settling in on most of the US, I’m starting to get daily calls and e-mails from folks planning a first trip to Vieques. If you’re one of these people and you’d like to head down in the next...
• Fish Contamination On Vieques
  on Nov 3, 2009 in snapper dolphin ciguatera barracuda seafood Vieques
  A lot of people have asked me over the years if the fish on Vieques are safe to eat. Their concerns usually come from what they read on the internet before they get to the island or what they’ve been told by the locals, mainly the gringos they mee...
• Google Earth
  on Oct 6, 2009
  Google Earth is a great tool for a self guided angler traveling anywhere. The images they have of Vieques are especially useful and many have been updated last year. They'll allow you to zoom in on any of the beaches and see the best access point to...
• Underwater Tarpon Fishing
  on Sep 17, 2009 in fly fishing tarpon
  Angler Richard Gill (great last name) sent me this video of he and his brother-in-law flyfishing for tarpon in Belize with out a boat, or a kayak, or a beach. This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. There is bit of bad language in t...
• September Bonefishing
  on Sep 11, 2009 in fly fishing bonefish snook Encampment Beach
  September is an especially quiet time for tourism on Vieques but it provides for some of the best bonefish action of the year. The best thing about the fall is calmer winds which make casting the these fish much easier for inexperienced anglers. Now...
• Cars On Vieques
  on Sep 9, 2009 in Vieques
  Cuba is famous for its fleet of pre-1959 American cars. A rolling time capsule of Buicks, Fords, and Cadillacs are part of the scenery of the Castro’s island. These classic examples of Detroit at its finest have been kept running despite a total...
• New Skiff From Beavertail
  on Aug 31, 2009 in Pine Island Vieques Beavertail Skiffs
  If you've fished with me either on Vieques or Pine Island over the last two years you know what a fan I am of Beavertail's excellent line of flats skiffs. They've finally introduced their new model, the Vengance, and it looks amazing. You can click o...

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